Happy Holy Days - Amazing Universe - Thanks to IONS
This article from AOL news (link below) describes an explosion in Space which happened before the Earth formed and was only visible to us last Wednesday (7.5 billion light years away). It is inspiring not only because the star is halfway across the Universe with an explosion so huge that it set a record for the most distant object that could be seen on Earth by the naked eye, but following the link will bring you to a slide show of 28 amazing, magnificent, glorious, breathtaking photos from the Hubble space craft. Viewing their beauty and symmetry commands a profound humility, reminding us that we are blessed to be part of an enormous self organizing and implicitly intelligent evolutionary story.
Cooperation, Consciousness, Integral Work Toward Paradigm Shift in Portland, Oregon
Though I am from Seattle, Washington, I have been working with the IONS Community Group Coordinators in Oregon to host several events which feature James O'Dea. The Portland IONS Community group leaders are gathering with the change agents in their communities for cooperative work. Later IONS members will be diving into a 3 day field of consciousness focused on inner work to intentionally shift personal paradigms. The theme of all events is Conscious Universe...conscious social evolution…personal transformation toward the co-creation of a new world. It’s inward work for outward change, and vice versa. It is integral from our sense of place within our co-creation. Horizontally we shift within in our communities while vertically we reach into the depths of our assumptions, and we learn from our actions and each other.
You Were Born For This Transformation (1/31/08-2/02/08)
"You were born for such a time as this." says IONS President James O'Dea. He also remarks that center of the Universe is the center of our consciousness: “In a conscious universe the center is everywhere and the center of the center is your awareness.” Scientifically, we are beginning to prove that we create our own reality. New sciences increasingly show that we are integral to a pulsating, consciously creative universe. To become purposeful, effective, and intentional in co-creation, we must understand transformation. That is why James O'Dea, is joining us to go deeply with you in this intensive retreat.
Cascadia - The Great Northwest Shifts with James O’Dea
We are living in the most amazing times. There is a phenomena happening in Seattle this weekend as Cascadia, the NW Bioregion, celebrates the Shift with 3 coordinated events welcoming IONS President James O’Dea on An Emerging Science of Peace and Transformation sponsored by Seattle Unity, with over 35 organizations and IONS NW Community Groups (4 states and Canada) in support.
News from the IONS Community Group Network
I am a member of IONS Elder Council and Network Councils with a passion and a purpose. Lately, I have been coordinating an online community for IONS Community Group Coordinators to exchange information with each other and post news for IONS Community Group Coordinators. This is an optional virtual community for the 220 IONS Community Groups. Currently there are 84 of us now sharing about our IONS groups. There are also sub groups such as how to bring Integral Health into IONS Community Groups.
